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Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In view of there being a vote in the Dáil and there is another piece of legislation to be dealt with in the Lower House, I propose that we suspend until 8.15 p.m. I apologise to the Members who have been patiently waiting. To be fair to the Minister she thought she would be finished by now.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister, to be fair, did think she would be finished

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am in the Members' hands. Not all parties are here. It is an important debate to have and Members have requested it. The Minister is in the Lower House, there is a vote and, as the Senator knows, there is not a pair. The Minister also has to take another Bill. That is why we had factored in that time this evening, having spoken to the different-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that, but I am conscious that not all Members of the House are here in terms of all parties being represented, and we have not had a discussion-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: That is true.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am willing to co-operate with the Members. I am here and am prepared to stay here, but I appreciate that Members have other commitments too. I apologise to the Members of the House for the change in time. It was after liaising with the Department and the Minister's office that we had reached the original time, but I am happy to adjourn or to suspend until 8.15 p.m., and if the Minister...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not next Tuesday, it is 13 June. I am happy to do so if all Members are. For the benefit of Senator Conway-Walsh who was not here earlier, the Minister is tied up in the Lower House with a vote on legislation and then has another Bill to take. The time in the Lower House has slipped from what we envisaged when scheduling this debate tonight. We were aware of there being two Bills in...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious that Senator Conway-Walsh has come in late. I know that people wanted to have this debate because it was requested.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to do that but, similar to the Order of Business this morning, I cannot commit to the Minister's diary. I would be happy to put the issue on the schedule for that day. As the Senator will know, we had agreed to do that today. I am happy and willing to work with the Members to have the statements rescheduled to 14 June, subject to the Minister's diary commitments.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: There is no guarantee. I cannot give a guarantee now.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to do that.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, notwithstanding the order of the Seanad today, No. 7 not be taken today.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 June next.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chairman for giving me this opportunity to speak and for the work he has been doing along with his colleagues on this committee. I would like to begin by referring to something that does not relate to Brexit. I congratulate and pay tribute to Mr. Doran regarding his tenure as general secretary of the INMO and for his stewardship of that organisation over the years. I had the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Steady now.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Was Brexit-proofing part of the public sector pay negotiations? Given Mr. Doran's analysis of the incentivisation programme in the UK and that the Bring Them Home campaign here has been an unmitigated failure, is there anything we can do to ensure we can retain more graduates? I accept that some will go abroad no matter what happens. How can we ensure that our graduates whether nurses,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Doran mean the HSE?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Was there nothing about Brexit in those talks?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Report Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and adjourned not later than 6.45 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: That is right.